Welcome to our Photoshop in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn a Photoshop skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!

Photoshop in 60 Seconds: Frequency Separation

One of the biggest trends in photo retouching is the use of the Frequency Separation technique. This process involves separating the skin texture from the colors and tones of the photo before using an array of tools to minimize skin imperfections and the look of pores. Alternatively, you can also download one of the amazing Frequency Separation Actions from GraphicRiver to help speed up the process.

How to Use Frequency Separation Photoshop Actions

Under the Action Group, select High Frequency Separation Skin then press Play. The action will take a few seconds to completely play out.

You'll then be instructed to use a Soft Round Brush to paint white upon the black Layer Mask used for the effect.

Paint white all over the areas where you want to diminish the appearance of freckles to see them disappear. Adjust the Opacity to 85% for the Low Frequency Heavy Layer to bring back some of the original texture.

Here is the final result below.

Want to see this in action? Try out this technique yourself by following the video above.

A Bit More Detail

Learn more tips and tricks to improve your photo retouching skill from our expert instructors. Check out the following tutorials below:

60 Seconds?!

This is part of a series of quick video tutorials on
Envato Tuts+ in which we introduce a range of subjects, all in 60
seconds—just enough to whet your appetite. Let us know in the comments
what you thought of this video and what else you'd like to see explained
in 60 seconds!